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If you wish to visit the offical Nord Site click here.There you will be able to keep up to date with the latest software downloads. Nord Stage Sound Demonstrations: C7 Concert Grand close mic with a little stage reverb Wurlitzer with a slow rate Tremolo, Chorus 1 and Amp 3 with a small amount of gain. Small amount of Stage reverb The electric piano mk5 with an autopanner.

Nord Stage 88 note portable piano Probably the best and the most functional portable piano on the market. The Nord Stage 88 is a modern instrument with outstanding quality. The Nord stage was choosen this year as the best portable stage piano for the third year in a row at the MIPA awards ceremonies. The result is proof that Nord stage pianos deliver nothing but quality. Please Call on 01772 722468 or come in store to apply. Example payment option: Total Price £2194 Deposit £219.40 9 Payments of £219.40 (Deposit must be minimum 10% of total balance and paid via card. Max. £2000 and min £100 allowed balance for finance)

Nord Stage award winning technology

The Nord stage is a piano with a difference. It concentrates on performance and sound quality instead of all the things you dont want. For the gigging musican it is perfect! A blend of stunning pianos, E. Pianos, drawbar organ and synths with real-time control like never before. Basically the Nord Stage 88 is the portable piano/ drawbar Organ and synth you always wanted but could never have - now you can.

Nords unique sound re-creation

The Nord Stage 88 offers the full length proper piano weighted touch. This works beautifully with the amazing piano sounds. Nord have taken every effort to create a piano whic responds and sounds just like the real thing. Using specially sampled sounds taken from pianos such as the steinway and the mighty Yamaha C7 concert grand the result for live and recording situations is un-matched. Dynamic, and sonically stunning the pianos can be processed through the effects blocks including reverbs/ delays, 3 band EQ and more. As well as acoustic pianos the Nord Stage 88 offers a full array of classic electric piano/ wurli pianos and clav. Just as with the piano samples, the sound from the E.pianos offers the ultimate experience of the original instruments at a fraction of the weight and cost. Combined with amp simulation the pianos arethrown back to the days of 'Supertramp' and other classic electric piano based bands.

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The Nord Stage 88 also houses a drawbar organ section. Using only the most up to date and unique recording techniques Nord have modelled an astounding drawbar organ. Consisting of sounds from a very famous and classic jazz organ, a Vox Continental and a Farfisa compact the organ section is like nothing you have ever heard before. Instant drawbar control using buttons and LED lights to represent drawbar positions is great for on-stage visibility. The Nord Stage 88 drawbar section has a unique sound. Closely representing the original classics Nord have modelled and designed the organ sounds to be second to none. Blast them through the amp simulation and drive settings for a cool B3 and 'Deep Purple' sound. The organ also has a rotary speaker like no other. Slow and Fast speeds which can also be assigned to the modulation wheel for everything in-between! A direct pedal input for rotary control is supplied on the back of the Nord Stage.

The Synthesizer section of the Nord Stage 88 offers powerful and rich synth bass sounds, synth, lead and rich swirling pad sounds which link beautifully with the piano and organ section. With basic ADSR control at the turn of a knob, oscillator control, effects control and more the nice selection of synth sounds in the Nord Stage become a very useful extra. The sounds are on par with the mighty sounds of the other Nord synths.

Allof the Nord stage's 3 sound sections can be played individually, split, or layered up to twice each (6 sections of sounds). This can be done in a flash when playing live or set-up in the memory positions for instant recall. If you make a change and forget what oyu have done then don'e worry! In the live memory mode you can make any change to oyur sounds without having to think about what oyu have done because the Nord Stage will remember it in real-time.

The best live piano?

The Nord stage 88 is amazing for on 'stage' use. Offering possibly the best live and real-time control of any piano on the market, the Nord stage front panel has a nice array of knobs and buttons which are clearly visible and can be instantly set. Resonant filters for the synth, instant drawbar control, user memories for instant recall during live performance and more. Even aftertouch can be set in the blink of an eye to almost any controller. By pressing the aftertouch button and simply tunring a knob the value is assigned to the aftertouch.The aftertouch can be set to bring in other sound, control LFO and more which is absolutely essential for the gigging musician. Even the modulation wheel can be assigned in the same way. The Nord Stage 88 is quite possibly the best live piano ever!

Nord's powerful effects section

The Nord stage 88 piano has a superior effects section as well as a superior sound source. The effects block in the Nord Stage offers 3 different effects at once along with reverb and a compressor!

The 3 effects blocks offer effects such as Wah, delay, Chorus, flanger and many more. Any sound section can be assigned to each effect block to create the ultimate sound for your needs. There is also an amp/ compression section which offers stunning biting overdrive and amp simulation for the classic biting e.pianos or classic B3 blues jazz tones.

Nord Stage 88 Piano Specifications:-

• General
  • 88 Note Hammer Weighted Action
  • Master Level Control
  • Wooden Pitch Stick
  • Modulation Wheel
  • 21 x 6 Program Locations
  • 2 Live Buffers
  • 2 Individual Panel Setups
  • 3 Morph sources (Modulation Wheel, Control Pedal, Aftertouch)
• Organ Section
  • B3 Tone Wheel Organ-, Vox Continental- and Farfisa-models with full polyphony
  • 9 Digitally Controlled Drawbars
  • Percussion Controls
  • Vibrato / Chorus Control
  • 2-Part Multitimbral (2 manuals)
• Piano Section
  • 2 Acoustic Grands
  • 2 Upright Pianos
  • 3 Electric Pianos (Mk I, II, V)
  • Wurlitzer A200 Electric Piano
  • Clavinet D6
  • CP-80 Electric Grand
  • 40-60 Voices Polyphony
  • 4 Selectable Velocity Curves
  • Clavinet EQ Controls
  • 2-Part Multitimbral
• Synth Section
  • Analog synthesis: 10 Modeling Waveforms - including Dual Saw, Hard Sync and PWM
  • FM synthesis: 2 & 3 Operator FM Synthesis
  • Wavetables synthesis: 32 waveforms
  • 16 Voices Polyphony
  • Unison Control - with no reduction in polyphony
  • Timbre Controls
  • Amplitude Envelope
  • Modulation Envelope
  • 12/24 dB LowPass Filter with Resonance
  • 300 Memory Locations, 3 Categories
  • 2-Band Equalizer
  • 2-Part Multitimbral
• Common Parameters
  • Level Control
  • Zone (split assignment) Control
• Instrument Effects
  • Unit One: Ring Modulator, Tremolo, Pan, Wah 1, Wah 2, AutoWah
  • Unit Two: 2 Flangers, 2 Phasers, 2 Choruses Delay - includes Ping Pong and Tap-Tempo Function
  • Amplifier/Speaker Simulation: 3 types of Speaker simulations, 3-band Equalizer and Overdrive
  • Rotary Speaker: selectable Speed and Overdrive
• Master Effects
  • Compressor
  • Reverb - 5 Algorithms
• Keyboard
  • Hammer Action Weighted Keys
  • Aftertouch
  • Supports 3 split zones with visual LED indication
• Connections
  • 4 Assignable Audio Outputs
  • Stereo Headphone Output
  • Sustain Pedal
  • Rotor Pedal
  • Organ Swell Pedal
  • Control Pedal
  • MIDI In
  • MIDI Out
  • USB
• Measurement
  • 1297 mm (51"), 121 mm (4.5"), 334 mm (13")
• Weight
  • 18.5 kg (36lb)

See the Nord Stage 88 piano at A&C Hamilton Musical Instruments Preston Lancs 01772 722468